Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 27 Sacrifice Ceremony

Everyone was taken aback by this exclamation, followed by the reputation, Princess De'an was supporting Concubine Shu on the seat, with a look of panic on her face.

Then following Princess De'an's panicked eyes, I saw a stream of blood vomited from the corner of Concubine Shu's mouth, tiny red dots spread on her fair skin, and her whole face had turned into a glowing red pig liver color. Human flesh trembled.

Concubine Shu was frightened when De'an shouted like this. She watched the dense red dots on her arms turn into mottled blood clots. She could only rub her arms fiercely, but the blood clots did not recede at all. Brighter and brighter.He had no choice but to cover his face and kneel in front of Emperor Xiaowen.After a while, I didn't know if I was too excited, but I fainted.

Huo Qinglan, who was originally complacent, heard this exclamation, her heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly raised her head.After watching Concubine Shu's symptoms from a distance for a few seconds, she screamed in her heart that it was not good, and then suddenly looked in Huo Qi's direction.

Huo Qi seemed to have sensed her eyes, and smiled at her without hesitation, three cold arrows burst out from his usually calm phoenix eyes, and a sneer sneered at the corner of his mouth, as if to say: You lost.

Huo Qi and Huo Qinglan have been sisters for two generations, so they naturally know Huo Qinglan a little bit.After angering Huo Qinglan with her words, she knew that her younger sister would definitely not let it go.

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

From the moment she took the seat, she had been secretly paying attention to Huo Qinglan's every move.Before a stick of incense, she noticed that Huo Qinglan was sneaking towards the back kitchen, and she also thought of the pastry presented by Zhenyuan Hou's mansion today, and she figured out Huo Qinglan's plan almost immediately.

Under the blue sky and in broad daylight, a human life was lost, and the matter would not end well. Huo Qinglan would not dare to poison her, and at most he would think of some underhanded ways to make her look embarrassed.But she wasn't sure what Huo Qinglan would mix with it, so she had to let Tingyu follow secretly first.If Huo Qinglan really wanted to tamper with the pastries, he would replace hers with Shu Fei's and keep the physical evidence.

Ting Yu was always clever, took advantage of people not paying attention, followed the path, and hid in the corner to eavesdrop when he arrived at the back kitchen, and learned that Lin Butler was threatened by Huo Qinglan to mix some poison into the sweet-scented osmanthus cake to harm Huo Qi.

Taking advantage of Butler Lin's absence, Tingyu picked up some powder on the cake and sniffed it.The powder is colorless and odorless, and when sprinkled on it, it is like powdered sugar on pastry, and it attracts people silently.Most people would not be able to recognize this medicine, but she happened to recognize it because it was made from a plant called potato from her hometown.

When he was a child, Zhuangzi was not rich, and his fellow villagers dug wild vegetables to eat. Over time, rashes developed on his body.Later, the people on Zhuangzi checked several times and found that it was caused by grinding potatoes.Some crooked people tempered the ground potatoes and sold them as a powder that is a hundred times more toxic than the ground potatoes.People who have become enlightened are completely unrecognizable, and their symptoms seem to be possessed by evil spirits.

According to Huo Qi's instructions, Ting Yu secretly exchanged the problematic osmanthus cake with the one on Concubine Shu's plate.After she finished all this, she reported everything she saw to Huo Qi non-stop.

After listening to Ting Yu's report, Huo Qi only thought about it for a while before trying to understand Huo Qinglan's intentions.

During the sacrificial ceremony, the priest will perform an exorcism ceremony. If she happened to eat the problematic osmanthus cake at that time, she might be regarded as something obscene and evil.Emperor Xiaowen was the most superstitious and taboo about these ghosts and gods, and there were few people on the court who could intercede for her. He was afraid that she would be abandoned before the imperial doctor came to treat her.

Huo Qinglan did not dare to blatantly kill her, so he relied on some underhanded methods to kill her indirectly.What a cruel method!

In order not to make Huo Qinglan suspicious, she still took the risk to taste the sweet-scented osmanthus cake. After Concubine Shu also ate the cake and the plan went smoothly, the scene of Concubine Shu's "bewitched" appeared in front of her.

With his thoughts back, Huo Qi stared at Huo Qinglan closely. The smile on his face was soft and delicate. The phoenix eyes that originally concealed the sharpness were slightly raised at this moment, with a bit of bloodless coldness, as if the essence of hell was dancing. Huo Qinglan was so startled that he could only look away in embarrassment.

Seeing Concubine Shu's appearance, the people below were in an uproar.

The timid ones were already scared out of their wits, but the bold ones started talking.

"What's wrong with Concubine Shu, why do you look...somewhat like being possessed by an evil spirit?"

"If it doesn't happen sooner or later, it happens at the time of summoning the soul. It looks like a symptom of being possessed by an evil spirit. It can't really be something evil, right?"

"It was caused by evil things! I once saw a madman who was punished by God, and he looked like this before he died!"

When Emperor Xiaowen on the dragon throne saw this, he was already furious and shouted to the priest: "What on earth is going on!"

The priest who performed the ritual was so frightened that his legs were slightly weak. He has been in this business for so many years, and he has performed rituals in the palace hundreds of times, if not a thousand times. This is the first time he has encountered such an evil situation. Make it up: "Concubine Shu... I'm afraid she's got some evil spirits! Maybe it's the soul of the earth god that just attached to your body!"

"You are really possessed by evil spirits!" As if the previous words had been verified, there was another flurry of chatter underneath.

"Take concubine Shu down first, and set up a separate tent, no one is allowed to approach, and anyone who approaches will be killed!" Emperor Xiaowen rubbed his brows, shouted loudly, and also sealed the mouths of the people below.

Princess De'an heard this and knelt down in fright: "Father, how could my mother and concubine be possessed by evil spirits? Someone must be using this to murder my mother and concubine!"

Although she is domineering, she grew up in the palace, so she naturally knows that Concubine Shu has made countless enemies in the harem. If she is really imprisoned alone, no one is allowed to assassinate her.Didn't Emperor Xiaowen's move give those who harbor evil intentions an opportunity to take advantage of it?

"Father, my sister is right. Someone must be trying to harm my concubine! My son suspects that my concubine has been poisoned. Just now, my concubine ate osmanthus cake. There is something strange about this plate of osmanthus cake. I hope my father will find out!" Shen Yu said first. He also knelt down to intercede, but he was three points more calm than Princess De'an.

Emperor Xiaowen seemed to think it made some sense, and he calmed down a little bit, and said solemnly: "Teach Dr. Xu."

After receiving the emergency call, Imperial Physician Xu hurried over with a medicine box on his back, and immediately checked Concubine Shu's pulse, but the more he examined the pulse, the deeper the frown of Imperial Physician Xu became.

After a while, he didn't seem to dare to look at the emperor's expression, so he lowered his head tremblingly and replied: "Your Majesty, I have observed the pulse of Concubine Shu. Her mood is unstable, causing her blood to surge, but there is no sign of poisoning. As for why? If there is a sudden rash, you may need to ask another imperial doctor to check..."

"Check that sweet-scented osmanthus cake again." Emperor Xiaowen pointed impatiently.

Doctor Xu heard the sweet-scented osmanthus cake that Concubine Wen Shu ate, and said, "Your Majesty, this sweet-scented osmanthus cake, Madam, is harmless and does not contain any poison."

"It seems that, as the priest said, it is a sign of evil spirits. Take Concubine Shu down first!" Emperor Xiaowen shouted.

Huo Qinglan was so stared at by Huo Qi that her palms broke out in cold sweat, and she was relieved after hearing Emperor Xiaowen's conclusive words.

She had already ordered Butler Lin to sprinkle the powder on the edge of the first pastry on the plate, which happened to be the part that people are accustomed to biting. As long as you eat it, the physical evidence will be destroyed immediately.When the time comes, there will be no symptoms of poisoning if you feel the pulse, and the possession of evil spirits is a certainty.

However, although she calculated every step carefully, she missed a move in the end.Originally, it was Huo Qi who wanted to harm, but in the end, Yuan Shao's aunt suffered.Although this matter has been dealt with as something evil, Huo Qi seemed to have discovered something, and she couldn't help feeling a little flustered in her heart. She just wanted to expose this matter first, and then discuss it later.

When the Zhenyuan Hou family saw this scene, they were half frightened and half confused.If there really was something wrong with this sweet-scented osmanthus cake, their entire Hou Mansion would be unable to eat it and carry it around.But if there is nothing wrong with this sweet-scented osmanthus cake, who wants to harm Concubine Shu?
Everyone was full of thoughts, and they were all shocked by the sudden situation.

In a moment, Huo Qi suddenly stood up, put on his clothes and saluted: "Your Majesty, if you are brave, can you let me see this osmanthus cake? When I was a child, I read a few unique medical books. I looked at this osmanthus cake and the concubine Shu. The symptoms feel a little unusual.”

After hearing these words, Ning Hui became anxious immediately. She didn't want Huo Qi to go into this muddy water, but Huo Qi had already spoken, and she was powerless to stop her, so she had to watch Emperor Xiaowen's expression anxiously.

Shen Yuning leaned lazily on the chair, resting her head with the other hand, as if she was taking a nap.Hearing Huo Qi's voice, he slowly opened his eyes that had been slightly closed, staring at the standing girl, with a playful smile on his lips.That smile has the clarity of seeing through everything, and there is also a wicked taste of waiting to watch the show.

What will this brave girl do next?

"You actually know this at such a young age?"

"Okay, come and have a look." Emperor Xiaowen sounded a little surprised. Firstly, he was surprised that Huo Qi came to Dongyan Ridge alone. Secondly, he was surprised that Huo Qi was not afraid of danger at such a young age and dared to stand up and speak at this moment.

With permission, Huo Qi slowly walked towards the top of the seat.The young girl's black and long eyebrows are like green hills, her face is calm, and her steps are not fast or slow, as if everything is as light as a cloud of smoke in her eyes.The restless people below were also unknowingly infected by the girl's tranquility, and all looked at her intently.

Huo Qi seemed to be afraid of getting his hands dirty, so he first spread out a clean veil on the palm of his hand, then casually put a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake from the bottom of the plate on the veil, lowered his head and sniffed, his originally stretched eyebrows frowned slightly, The expression was neither too big nor too small, just enough for Emperor Xiaowen to notice.

"What did Miss Huo find?" Emperor Xiaowen's eyes were sharp, watching Huo Qi's every move.

Huo Qi seemed to be unintentional, but his expression was deeply convinced, and he said slowly: "Return to your majesty, in this sweet-scented osmanthus cake... there may be Buddha scattered."

"Buddha Powder? What is this?!" The emperor's voice was filled with subtle anger.

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